I just saw another K1000!!
To understand how momentous this was, you have to know that I am the only person I know of in this community who still uses film; I have to order it on eBay anymore, & it's an all-day trip to the nearest place to have it done. On a recent stint doing souvenir sales for a tall-ships festival, among some 10,000 people who toured the boat in 3 ports, I saw ONE film camera (it wasn't a Pentax).
I think it's pretty funny that this one caught my eye across the parking lot at the farmers' market, at least 60 feet away. "Hey... !!... No, it couldn't be..." "It must be a digicam; just one that was made to look retro..." "But... but... it LOOKS like..."
Finally I had to go over & look. I circled round the people & yes, there was a late-teen-ish girl with a K1000 around her neck. I pounced, "That IS a K1000!"
I think they thought I was a little strange. I was hoping to find some kindred-spirit film-love, but after a half-interested acknowledgement of my comment that that was what I used, & what a great camera it was, they said it was the girl's mother's, & then went back to their conversation.
Oh well. It was nice to see one.
Feel like I spotted an ivory-billed woodpecker or something equally nearly-extinct.
Made my day though